The day scientists make it possible for human beings to live on the Moon, or Mars for that matter, they will need to provide shelter too. With this in mind,…
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Most people who have seen movies such as Star Wars, Terminator,Transformers, Surrogates, Bicentennial Man and The Matrix may believe that robots and computers will soon rule over, or even eliminate,…
Playing computer games may help researchers build a quantum computer Think about this. You may want to play a computer game, learn about physics and simultaneously help researchers build a…
Computer modelling of the human eye, the brain of a rat and a robot could revolutionise advances in neuroscience and new technology, says a QUT leading robotics researcher. Michael Milford…
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), mission scientists say they have solved a lunar mystery that is almost as old as the moon itself. Early theories…
Simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains, according to new University of Sussex research. A study published on 24 September…
A new study has reported a material in which electrons move at a controllable angle to applied fields, similar to sailboats driven diagonally to the wind. In a research paper published…
Several years ago, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers created a technology-enhanced glove that can teach beginners how to play piano melodies in 45 minutes. Now they’ve advanced the same wearable…
Smartphones may be smarter than you think. Our cellphones actually reflect the personal microbial world of their owners, with potential implications for their use as bacterial and environmental sensors, according…
Facelock, a newly-proposed password alternative, based on the psychology of face recognition, could put an end to forgotten passwords, suggests a report published in the open-access journal PeerJ on 23 June. Facelock…